JLPT N1 · Noun

冒頭 (boutou)

冒頭 (ぼうとう, boutou) is a Japanese noun meaning “beginning; opening”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぼうとう
Romaji: boutou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

beginning; opening; start; outset · noun

Example sentences

残っているのは冒頭の部分だけであった。

All that was left was the opening.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 冒頭

冒

risk, face, defyボウ・おか.す · 9 strokes

頭

head, counter for large animalsトウ・ズ・あたま・かしら · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 冒頭.

冒険ぼうけんadventure頭あたまhead頭痛ずつうheadache頭とうcounter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)頭脳ずのうhead先頭せんとうhead (of a line, group, etc.)頭かしらhead口頭こうとうoral街頭がいとう(on the) street

Source: JMdict entry 1519860 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.